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Is it possible that the foundational assumptions of the theoretical sciences all express a common misunderstanding? From cosmology, the “queen of the sciences,” a core dogma of the 20th century filtered down through every discipline, constraining our ideas about galaxy and star formation and ultimately (from the same underlying assumptions)…
Dr. Gerald Pollack talks about the Fourth Phase of Water, which is also the title of his newly released book. Other Electric Universe presentations at the NPA20 conference included Wallace Thornhill’s talk “The Interdisciplinary Story of the Electric Unvierse” at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxaP91FdijU Also posted from the NPA20 conference is the talk of…
Our reporter Cameron Mercer continues his interview with Steve Smith, managing editor of the Thunderbolts Picture of the Day. The Earth-Sun connection, as part of the electrified heliosphere, makes clear that the Sun will never be properly understood apart from the electric currents through which planets and their satellites continually…
For many decades few scientists have challenged the standard model of the Sun. But in truth countless unresolved mysteries of the Sun continue to haunt scientists. Is the Electric Universe the key to a new and better understanding of our local star? This interview provides a general introduction to the…
The astronomers studying the atmosphere of Venus are facing a new mystery. The Venusian winds have been steadily accelerating for the last 6 years. Scientists monitoring the Venus Express orbiter since 2006 noted the stunning increase in the already super fast winds, from 186 mph to 249 mph. The astronomers…
We believe that this critical review of textbook comet theory can have a major impact on human understanding of these remarkable bodies. It can also reach well beyond the specialized science of comets to provoke a reconsideration of the Sun, planetary history, and a good deal more. We live in…
For many years a scientific controversy has been brewing far from the spotlight of mainstream media. How constant are physical constants? For decades the scientific consensus has been that “true constants”, such as the speed of light and the gravitational force, remain unchanged over time. But in recent years more…
Astronomers using the Pan-STARRS1 telescope recently observed a supernova that they say is “way too bright” for conventional theory to explain.
Thunderbolts colleague Michael Armstrong, the manager of Mikamar Publishing, discusses the potential threat a powerful solar storm might pose to modern civilization. A frightening historical precedent for such a potential disaster can be found in the Carrington event of 1859.
Wal Thornhill discusses the mystery of abundant millimeter-sized, roughly spherical “chondrules” in chondritic meteorites. What was the source of the enigmatic heating and rapid cooling of these embedded materials?
